OSHA's own 10-hour General Industry Outreach deck on fall protection (v. 03-01-17), editable PowerPoint with trainer notes.
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· 31 slides · by U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA (with the OTIEC Outreach Workgroup)
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- Slide 1
Fall Protection
- OSHA 10-hour Outreach Training
- General Industry
- Slide 2
Introduction
- Fatal Fall
- Eighteen-Year-Old Sporting Goods Retail Store Worker Dies in a Fall From a Shelving Unit - Pennsylvania
- NIOSH In-house FACE Report 2001-06
- Slide 3
Introduction
- Slips, trips, and falls make up the majority of general industry accidents
- Are second only to motor vehicle crashes
- Slide 4
Introduction
- Unless working on a ladder, scaffold or scissor lift, OSHA requires fall protection when exposed to a
- 4-foot fall or greater.
- Source: OSHA
- Slide 5
Introduction
- Lesson Objectives
- 1. Identify types of fall hazards associated with workplace environments.
- 2. Identify methods to eliminate or protect against fall hazards.
- Slide 6
Common Fall Hazards
- Overhead Platforms
- Overhead Runways
- Elevated Work Stations
- Source of photos:
- OSHA
- Slide 7
Common Fall Hazards
- Floor Openings/Pits
- Wall Openings
- Shelving Units
- Source of photos:
- OSHA
- Slide 8
Common Fall Hazards
- Stationary Storage Tanks
- Tanker Trucks
- Industrial Production Units
- Source:
- WVU
- Source: OSHA
- Slide 9
Fall Hazard Controls
- Hierarchy of Fall Hazard Control:
- First line of defense
- Eliminate the fall hazard
- Second line of defense
- Prevent the fall
- Third and last resort
- Control the fall
- Slide 10
Fall Hazard Controls
- Eliminate fall hazards
- work from the ground
- Source:
- WVU
- Gauge at top of tank moved to ground level
- Use drone, equipped with camera, for inspections at heights
- Slide 11
Fall Hazard Controls
- Eliminate fall hazards – hole covers/grates
- Source:
- WVU
- Very effective way to eliminate a fall hazard.
- Designed to withstand intended load.
- Secured-bolted, hinged, latched, locked
- Slide 12
Fall Hazard Controls
- Prevent the fall – guardrails
- Standard railing
- Top rail, mid rail, and posts
- Height from upper surface of top rail to floor level is 42” (+/ − 3”)
- Mid-rail height is 21”
- Source: OSHA
- Standard toeboard
- 3.5” high
- Not more than ¼” clearance above the floor
- Slide 13
Fall Hazard Controls
- Prevent the fall – fences and barricades
- Source:
- WVU
- Prevents unauthorized employee exposure to fall hazard
- Employer authorizes access
- Authorized personnel must then be protected from the fall hazards within
- Slide 14
Fall Hazard Controls
- Prevent the fall – personal all restraint
- Source: OSHA
- Prevent falls by keeping worker from reaching fall hazard
- Comprised of a body belt or body harness, an anchorage, connectors
- Often used when section of guardrail or hole cover is temporarily removed
- Slide 15
Fall Hazard Controls
- Know the A, B, Cs of Personal Fall Arrest Systems
- Anchorages
- Body harness
- Components
- Source: Honeywell/Miller; used with permission.
- (connectors like snaphooks or Dee-rings, connection points, lanyards, deceleration devices, lifelines, etc.)
- Installed, used, and maintained according to the manufacturer
- Slide 16
Fall Hazard Controls
- PFAS – temporary anchorage
- Slide 17
Fall Hazard Controls
- PFAS – permanent anchorage
- Slide 18
- Slide 19
Fall Hazard Controls
- PFAS – connecting components
- Slide 20
Fall Hazard Controls
- Control the fall – positioning devices
- Source: OSHA
- Consists of a body belt and connecting device
- Keeps workers from falling, while allowing their hands to be free to perform work
- Slide 21
Fall Hazard Controls
- Control the fall – safety net systems
- Source: OSHA
- Consists of specially designed mesh nets, panels, and connecting components
- Must be designed, installed and maintained properly
- Slide 22
Employer Requirements
- Training – your employer must train you on the following:
- Fall hazards associated with your facility and your work
- Methods used to protect you from those hazards
- Proper and safe use of any personal fall arrest, positioning, or fall restraint systems
- Applicable OSHA standards
- Slide 23
Employer Requirements
- Inspection
- Your employer must inspect the:
- workplace for existing and potential fall hazards
- fall hazard controls used; such as guardrails, covers, grates, and anchorage points
- You must inspect your PFAS, Positioning and Fall Restraint hardware before each use.
- Slide 24
Employer Requirements
- Rescue
- Source: OSHA
- Personal Fall Arrest Systems require a rescue plan
- Employer must develop and communicate the rescue plan to all involved
- Slide 25
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- Slide 29
Knowledge Check
- 1. What is the first line of defense when it comes to falls in the workplace?
- a. Control the fall itself once it occurs
- b. Eliminate the fall hazard completely
- c. With the fall hazard present, prevent the fall.
- d. Use personal protective equipment
- Answer: b. Eliminate the fall hazard completely
- Slide 30
Knowledge Check
- 2. A worker is required to remove a section of guardrail in order to receive materials from a fork truck; which of the following provides the best protections to prevent a fall?
- a. Avoid the edge
- b. Use a personal fall arrest system
- c. Use a fall restraint system
- d. Use grab handles
- Answer: c. Use a fall restraint system
- Slide 31
Knowledge Check
- 3. A personal fall arrest system (PFAS) anchorage point must be capable of handling ___ pounds.
- a. 2,000
- b. 3,000
- c. 4,000
- d. 5,000
- Answer: d. 5,000
